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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-07-08
FRIDAY,
july s. 1887.
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.

The Democratic State Executive
Committee have called II convention
to meet Roanoke OH the 4th of
August. The delegation is to con.
sist Of one for every 200 votes cast
for Lee for Governor, which will
aggregate about 7G3.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-07-08
weai,h Of somo s,il,iono,re,.

I had an argument with well-known
broker the other day over the amount OF
CAPITAL represented Ivy tho big operators
In Wal street. We estimated nearly
$500, COO, 0OO among men OF over u mil lion
capital. Town Topics. :,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-07-08

The inccrporators of the Tonnes
SEQ Midland Railroad have registered
with tho Secretary of the State the
Knoxville & Midland railroad. This
is simply an amended charter for the
purpose of placing Knoxville on the
main stem, which it Mt first feared
would be Improbable. The sur.
veys have proved to the contrary.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-07-08
THE COMMON SENSE

Makes complete Fire Department
for any Country Home out of COM
mon wood pump, ut very small cost.
Worth fifty times its cost if you
need it to put out a fire, and extreme
~ handy for lots of other things.
Ready for action in One-eighth of
q minute.
Energetic business men who will
ggige it proper attention. are wanted
to handle this piiiep iii eavei5: town iiRA
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland,
Delaware, Virginia and North Caro-
linn, and will be accorded control of
suitable territory not already oc.
cupied. CHAs q. BLAToHLEY,
Manufactures of allMzes and styles
pr Wood Pumps rs
Office: 25 N. q. City Hall Square,
Opposite Broad St.Station P.R.R.,
April 22,13w. PHILADELPHIA, Pm.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-07-08

The Nashville Ameyica,,, of Thurs
day, says: "a telegram from Mem
phis says Advertisements are publis.
ed to day for contracts on the Zen.
nessee Midland from Memphis to the
Tennessee River"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-07-08

Large capitalists in the north have
combined to build railroad and
make connection with other lines
which will be one of tile grandest
schemes for Virginia yet proposed.
This now road will connect with the
Norfolk and Western and South at
lantic probably at Big Stone Gap.
This will be bonanza for Southwest
Virginia.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-07-08

The Knoxville and Midland Rail-
way Company has fled an application
for subscription of 100000 from
the city of Knoxville.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-07-08

Saturday night the Knoxville
Southern and Powell Valley railroad
projectors made formal propositions
to the city of Knoxville, asking
$500, 600 for the construction of each
road, the former from tho Tennessee
and North Carolina line to Knoxville,
distance of seventy-ive miles, and
the latter from Knoxville to Cumber-
land Gap, sixty.five miles. A meet
ing of the city council has been call.
ed for July 9th to accept of reject
the propositions. The Tennessee
Midland officials are now here and
will this afternoon ask a like appro-
priation from the city. The people
of Knoxville now have chance at
three new roads, but can only vote
the sums asked by two. The contest
will be a lively one.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-07-08

Vice-President Leake says chat
over 100000 have already been e:,
pended in surveys, etc, on the Tenn
Midland r. r.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-07-08

According to present indications
there will be over one million of dol
idrsSnvested in and around Asheville
during the next twelve months in in
dustriA enterprises alone. ~
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-07-08
In an article copied fys5So Noa,

In an articH copied fRS5 5iSo Nash
stated stllu 9I tbal fs@ days ago, it was
'''u ~ engineering parties were
ene"sA in examining the route of
y Projected Tennessee Midland
Eilroad from Memphis to the Ten
}essee river, and now we see adver.
fisements published inviting bids for
fthe construction of the road between
these points, distance of 1876 miles.
i1tt>is setSled beyond doubt that Ten
Shessee is to have n great middle line
of railway, starting from her chief
mart, travcrsing the finest portions
of the State and touching important
towns, and connecting with system
of railway in Virginia, yet to be com
pleted. that will debouch on tide-wa.
ter. 1t is expected that the project
cd road will be in operation from
Memphis to Jackson by January LIST
next, and to the Tennessee river in
the ensuing spring. The Virginia
Construction Company, which is to
build the road, and which adyertises
for proposals for the work, such as
graduation, masonry, bridges, cross
ties and trestles, has a capital OF
100000, g considerable portion OF
which was taken in Memphis though
more of it in Richmond.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-07-08

The South Atlantic aud Ohio has
practically reached Estillyille, lacking
about o quarter of o mile of the de.
pot. AS soon as the road is turned
over to the Bailey Construction Co.,
the new syndicate, the work viii be
pushed much faster. it is said.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-07-08

Under the title of Village Types, !"
Julian Hawthorne will present, in
The American Magazine for August,
sketches of the more noted charac-
tiers that are usually to be found in
our small rural communities.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-07-08

The catalogue of the Tazewell Fe-
male Seminary is just coming from
the press in the News Job Office, and
may be had OF Mrs n, b. Gillespie.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-07-08

About 500 cars for the Clinch Val.
ley r. r. have been ordered from the
works at Roanoke.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-07-08
TAMMANY HALL.

New YORK, July 7.-Tammany
Hall, as its annual custom is, cclc-
sbrate the day in IFS Wigwam. 1t
was the society's nincty,ninth cele
,bration of the day. The large hall
was decorated with bunting and an
lmmeuse audience was assembled
there, The procession Of sacllelns
entered The hall shortly after 10
O'Clock; with tMem marched Coy.
ernor Fitzhugh Lee, & Virginia, and
Governor Wilson, of y&sasxirpinia
When Govern ae,iye,.
the first "long s receive
cd with great 81 He said
that to-day Virginia clasped hands
with New York in the hearty cele-
: bration of the day. Their, citizens
are smoking the pipe of peace to
gether. The blood of the sons of
New Yorkand of Virginia mingled
on the battleiields of the revolution.
Virginians and New Workers froze
together at Valley Forge. The
South did not fight for Confederate
dollars. They thought they were
right, and fought for principle.
The war is over; the South was
beaten. The white-winged angel of
peace has come, and if the Stars
and Stripes mean anything, they
mean that Virginia and New York
are on equal terms. II hear the
voice ofthe greatsoldier WHO sleeps
at Riverside saying that he feels a
great era of peace approaching"
said Governor Lee. t.Let us have
peace. Virginia is not in a corner
sulking. She is achieving prosper
ity, and she joins with all tile Other,
States, North and South, and saws.
The Union, one and indi,isiblsd
forever" Amid the applave'
the end of Governor Les;sdse at
the band struck up.e$ speech
Blue Flag The Bonnie
Mr.. q. =. ns
in the sadsinch, the finest agent
Wests srvice of the Norfolk and
2esefn railroad, tells us of the un
f'recedented through rates now in
effect from Bristol to European cit
les Lumber, So cents q hundred
from Bristol to Liverpool; 81 cents
TO London; 43 cents to Glasgow
d Leaf tobacco, 81 cents, to London o.
liverpool. MIR. Dunlop is making
large shipments of tobacco. And
Mr' Robertson is here buying logs
for q Glasgow company. The Clinel
River Veneer Company is SO vel
pleased with the rates that they vii
send nm agentto Europe at once t.
introduce their yeneers.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-07-08

In the coming number OF The
American Magazine, Y. l.. White will
describe the Supreme Court of the
United States and give brief accounts
OF it's distinguished members.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-07-08
: - - : = :
NEWS ITEMS.

The route of the proposed Tennes,
see Midland Railroad has been defn-
itely selected from Memphis to Nash
vile; and the final location from
Memphis to the Tenn. river, 135
miles, is now being made, and work
prepared for immediate letting. From
Memphis to Nashville the road pass.
es through the following towns:
Sommeryille, Jackson, Lexington,
Decaturville, Linden and Certeryille,
The work of construction will be
pushed with a view to completing the
road and putting ii in operation from
Memphis to Jackson by Jan. 1, and
to the Tenn. River early next spring.
East from Nashville the route is as
yet undetermined.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-07-08

The Mcdowell Progressllas great
ly improved of late under its new
management, and the efforts of its
editors to make life in the woods are
commendable.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-07-08
A Negro Knlre orlnaer'a STORY.

CA Texan brought his knife to mo
Boon after commenced business. He
said he was q Texan, but don't know
myself whether he was or not.
% He tumhled In horo ono morning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-01-04
WRECKED AND BURNED.

Serious DfsaSlef % . Boston Train
One Life Lost, Many PeFs0ns Injured.
and Much Mail Master Burned.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS, Jan. 4-The seModoc" pas
senger train from Albany, which should have ar
rived here about 8 am, was badly wrecked at
West Springfield, the wreck taking IRE. Several
persons are reported injured, and probably killed.
The IRE department has gone TO the wreck, which
Is three or four miles west Of here.
The 'tModoc" consisted OF one baggage, one mail,
two sleepers and several passenger cara and Is an
express from Chicago TO Boston, reaching here at
5:z5 and Boston at about am.
CAUSED BY BROKEN AXLE.
Later particulars from the scene OF the accident
say axle OF one OF the cars on the express broke
and threw the remainder OF the train against q
freight train that was passing on the track next o
train Oh the track The engineer and nreman q
the freight were badly injured the engineer being
caught between the engine and tender. Those
most injured on the express were the occupants q
s.Modoc, was badly injured, and has been brought
to his home here. The passengers not seriously
injured have gone east from THIS city on the gov
ernors" train, leaving at 9:3O. The more seriously
are being cared for by physicians from this city.
THE MKnCuRY BELOW ZERO.
The weather Is very cold. the mercury standing
at zero. The reporters have not yet returned nom
two persons were killed, one being burned 70 death
and ten or more seriously injured. Al - confQ-
si0D, and correct Information is hard 70 obtain
MICH NAIL MA1TER AND 4 coRrzB BURNED.
Fourteen nrst-class Chicago and western mai
matter were burned. They contained much regis
tered matter, and were destined for al parte OF
Eastern New England. The mails, which were
zsd w es srSscna q sss sls ro r.s
cssliss 4 rackapd, q westas,a. was inquired
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-01-04
GOOD RIDDANCE To GOSHEN.
Liberals Glad that the Parry Has as
Last Uml0aAea Hin.

Special Cable Dispatch 10 TIE EVENING STAR
LONDON, Jan. 4.-Mr Goshen has at last gone 70
his own place. The rejoicing OF liberals every
where Is immense that the party Is definitely rid
OF the great enemy OF its own household. Goschen
hesitated long, but nnally yielded TO his own
natural desires for an important political life
position again, especially 10 the entreaties OF
harrington who. OF course, preferred that an
other should pun the chestnuts out OF the fire
Goschen cannot be the leader OF the house for
PHYSICAL reasons, being extremely short-slghted
and husky. w. II. Smith Ii almost certain 20 have
the position temporarily. This saves him from
being extinguished with his old friend cross who
Will at last be allowed TO go out. as viii Lord
Iddesleigh. OF the liberal peers Northorook and
Lord Mosley viii probably Join the cabinet NJ the
india or War once. The coalition is thus definitely
formed, but without Harrington. Political OBJ
servers are now calmly awaiting fts collapse Ina
the meantime, the rift In the unionist ranks Is
very slowly widening.
"rHE ROUND TABLE coSFEREScrs-
so-caled from the illusions OF Charnberiains q
speech, 20 the harmony which might result from
four or five men sitting round the table Will soon
begin between Morley and Chamberlain. and a
friend OF each, Harcourt sitting as moderator
Chamberlain's speech at Birmingham was tht.
hatling OF the home rule ferry. The conference
Will be the boat sent 60 fetch him. There VIII be
no reconciliation unless he consents 10 be broughg
straight back I'm il.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-01-04
A woMAN,S ATTEWRTED SUICIDE.
Companion, Sho0ts HerSelf in the
Breast.


A young woman, known as "Frankie Carroll" :"
about % years Old who lives at No 216 12th street.
attempted suicide about half past eight O'Clock
this morning by shooting herself Just below the
left breast She was under the influence OF liquor
at he time, and took offense at something said to
ner by young man who has been her companion
for some time It is stated that he reproved her
for spilnng beer on the bed when she walked to
the bureau and picked up double action, 30
caliber revolver and put it against her breast op-
posfte her heart and pulled the trig-
ger The weapon missed fire and she
again pulled the trigger. In doing so the weapon
was lowered several inches and the bullet entered
Just below the left breast. DIR. Taylor, OF the
Emergency hospital. and DR.. Hickling were called
wound a very serious one, but not necessary fatal
After the arrival Of the doctors at the womanS
bedside she said she wanted to die and would
shoot herself again II she had the chance. When
asked what her real name was she refused to tell,
and said she wanted to be buried in pOtterS field
She came to this city about two years ago from
columbus, Ohio but her home Is said to be in Ten
nessee or Kentucky. 1t Is said by her com.
panions that she has q husband living; that her
real name Is frankie Harden, and that she is the
daughter OF a clergyman.
room and it was stated by one Of her female COM
pan1ons that the wounded woman first attempted
TO load the larger one but had no cartridges that
would ft 1t, and she then used the smaller weapon.
Although she has been living in that locality for
about TWO years she only began drinking few
weeks ago. and since that time she has been drink
Ing heavily.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-01-04
ANOTHER EIGHT.HOUR MOVE.
The Chicago Carpenter About so Make
aM Effort I'm that Direction.

CHICAGO Jan. Alt is stated that the carpenters
OF this city will be the next OF the building trades
to make determined attempt to obtain the eight
hour day the coming season. Two plans are now
under consideration by the unions which will tend
TO consolidate the organized carpenters into one
body practically. The first plan is for delegates
from local assemblies 20 meet and determine the
question OF hours and wages for the coming sea.
SON. The second plan is much favored, and, II sue
ceSSful, Will have an important bearing on all
building operations hereafter. IL contenplates
the organization OF a district assembly Of the
knights OF the building trades exclusively. The
call out for the preliminary meeting Of delegates
to found such a district assembly. The object OF
the call is stated 10 be the uncaton OF the build-
ing trades into a district by themselves. where it
is claimed their interests can be far better looked
after than In District Assemblies Nos. "a and 81,
which they are now attached TO. Toget a charter
from the general executive board Will probably
cause the most trouble as it Is understood the
general officers have decided objection 70 distinct
trade districts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-01-04
Chicago knights Find They Have n,
Grievance Against POwderly.

CHICAGO, Jan. A local paper says this morn
ing The calling OF special session OF the general
assembly of the Knights OF Labor has been prac-
tically abandoned so far as district assembly No.
"a is concerned, and as the movement for the
special session began In that body it Is probable
the plan has been given up. This was the con-
clusiOn OF the matter which was given by a
number OF knights who Were interviewed on the
subject yesterday. Il don't think the plan ever
element over the Powderly order and was adopted
without much idea OF what special session q
the general assembly really meant when it came
TO the expense Then we got TO thinking over what
Powderly had really said and found out that
IL was not so Objectionable after all He simply
ordered the assemblies not 10 pass resolutions IN.
dorsing anarchy. None OF the assemblies had In
dorSed anarchy; they have merely asked for q
new trial for the anarchists. We found we had no
particular fight with the general master work.
man, except that we thought he would have done
as well II he had not sent such an order. The
socialists did not like what Powderly said In his
New York letter either, and were very angry
about IL, but they could not hang charge Tor ln-
peachInent upon II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-01-04
senator Browns Intentions.

WILL NOT RESIGN UNTIL AFTER THE MEETING OF THE
GEORGIA LEGJSLATCRE.
Senator Brown, OF Georgia, will arrive in the
city tonight or tomorrow morning. A STAR re.
porter was assured to-day by party competent to
speak on the subject that Senator Brown,
il he resigns at all, will not do SO un-
til the meeting OF the Georgia legislature
next summer. The STARS informant added that
Senator Brown had not yet determined to resign;
that his health has been impaired and the proba-
btlity OF his being compelled to abandon public
life in order to restore his physical strength had
been suggested by the Senator's physicians, but
they had not advised immediate resignation. Re-
ferrtng to the criticism that senator Gordon
DroSgns upon ~ 9imsen 1y placing MS g. resignation
1t to the representatives OF the people, the Georgia
democrat, who gave the facts to THE STAR, SAID
ssSenat0r Brown will profit by the experience OF
Gordon, and will wait until the legislature meets
to resign. Meantime, II his health improves, or
he has reason to believe that he can retain his
seat without positive injury tOft, he will not re-
sign at ALL"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-01-04
Editor Martins Marriage.
STATEMENT OF TIE WOMAN WHO CLAIMS TO BE hi

FIRST WIFE.
An Atlanta. Ca, special to the N Y. World last
night says: About two years ago George ". Martin
came here and found employment on the Evening
Capitol. Soon afterwards a lady who passed as
Mrs. Martin and whom he always referred to as
his wife was installed in his household. The news
that Martin had married Mrs. Maddox, rich
widow, in Washington on Friday was therefore
calculated to set the people to talking. In this
evenings edition OF the CIfitol an interview with
the Atlanta woman appears. She alleges that sine
was married to Martin in Charlotte, n. c., by a
magistrate, after having parted frOm a former
husband. 81 thought the marriage was legal =
continued Mrs. Martin, "and ii it was not was
duped. MI. Martin treated me As his wife and In
troduced me to his friends as wife. and before
the world sscknuwledgea me ds his wire and I
To confirm her story Mrs Martin exhibited let
tiers written by Martin to her while she was in
Charlotte In which he addressed her as ''my own
darling Wife, and nsed other similar terms OF con-
jngal endearlnent. Then Mrs. Martin related how
She discovered the correspondence between her
husband and Mrs. Maddox, which brought out the
fact that the pair had been i'm love with each other
years before. Several letters, signed Isabella
Maddox and addressed TO George Martin. are in
the Atlanta wire's possession and are printed I'm
the evening Capitol. In one OF them occurs the
expression, III YOU have the chance 10 marry
wealth you had better do IT. In the last letter.
dated in November. Mrs. Maddox says: 81 have Il
charming nephew and suspect you'd get quite
jealous II you could see him with his aunt" The
families which Mrs. Martin has visited as the wife
Of George w. Martin are in a quandary. If she
should turn out not to have been legally married
| to Martin they will feel themselves 10 have been
dreadfully imposed upon. Martin has strong
friends here, made when he edited the -Atddnche,
paper established as the exclusive organ OF the
whisky men. 1t is said that Martin VIII be ar
rested for bgamy at his first wifes instance, and
tn erenifher marriage proves Illegal her friends
viii make great deal OF trouble for him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-01-04

= ATTORNEY GENERAL GARLAND NOT CANDIDATE.
Attorney General Garland has written letter
which has been published in Arkansas, positively
declaring that he has no desire to again enter the
Senate, and prohibiting the use of his name in
that connection. He says that when he was
elected to the Senate for o second term he made
up his mind to quit at the end OF that term. In
the meantime he was called to his present posi-
tion. Had he desired to stay In the Senate longer
he should not have abandOnedtt it for another place
to remain for long time as any member OF the
body. With earnest expressions OF gratitude for
the Willingness OF the people to again elect him to
the Senate, the Attorney General peremptorly for
bids the use of his name.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-01-04
From Vancouver 10 Australia.
THE CABLE SCHEME SAID TO BE IN FAIR wAY TO N
REALIZED.

CHICAGO Jan. "A Times special from OTTAWA,
Ont. says: The company OF Canadian and EnQjish
capitalists lately formed for the purpose of Con.
c.. and Australia, is vigorously pushing on the
work. The company has applied to the imperial
government for vessels 20 conduct the souhdings
and other work from the coast OF Australia, and
the matter Is now under the consideration or the
government. Mr.. Fleming thinks that there Will
be no difficulty I'm getting the imperial govern
menu TO either conduct the preliminary soundings
or supply the vessels necessary for the work The
most encouraging Offers or assistance In the way
or subsidy have been received from all the govern
ments with whose territory IL is proposed TO make
connection. and the matter has at last beon
placed beyond the possibility OF failure.